Stadler awarded £700m Metro rail contract

摘要

Stadler has been awarded a contract worth up to £700m over 35-years for the supply and maintenance of an initial 42 trains to Tyne and Wear's Metro network. The Department for Transport is providing £337m to Nexus, the Newcastle-based transport authority, towards the cost of the programme which will deliver trains up to 2024. The initial order for trains could increase to 46 if Nexus increases the frequency of Metro services. "We asked for the best trains for the best price - based on what local people said they wanted to see, providing excellent reliability for years to come...Stadler has delivered on all fronts," said Tobyn Hughes, MD of Nexus.